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Debate [Who, for whom, how. Scientific research carried out by women], 1976,
n. 1, pp. 3-22
The subject under discussion was scientific research as carried out by women. The participants were the Editorial board of "nuova dwf", Annarita Buttafuoco, Tilde Capomazza, Maria Teresa Morreale, Maria Grazia Paolini, Biancamaria Scarcia, Dora Stiefelmeier, Flo Westoby, and Luciana Di Lello, an Italian feminist engaged in research, was also present.
Leaving aside epistemological consideration, discussion concentrated on the political importance of scientific work - differences arose immediately on the definition of "scientific" - carried out by women; the fact that they are a socially oppressed group working within a set of disciplines almost exclusively elaborated by men, with all the distortions which this involves; on the consequent need to critically examine and often call into question not only the methodologies but even the basic concepts. Underlying the various disciplines. As the participants are all working in the social sciences, the special problems of women working in the "hard" sciences were not discussed.
There was special emphasis on the categorical necessity for a continuing check on sociological researches on women or on the supposed condition of women, both on the aims and on the subjects of these researches. Each speaker described her own special work problems, and spoke of her personal experiences, either in the university or in her field of research. The second part of the discussion was given over to the aims and problems of the journal, to political strategy, to the type of readership, to the appropriate forms and language.
Tilde Capomazza, communications expert, summed up, indicating the links between the journal and the feminist movement, and the journal and all those women who, aware of their oppression, are ready to unite and to struggle.
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KINGSTON Beverly, My Wife, my Daughter and Poor Mary Ann, Melbourn, Nelson,
1975
rev. by Flo Westoby, Y. I, 1976, n. 4, pp. 186-187
CHAMBERLAIN Mary, Fenwomen, London, Virago, 1975
rev. by Flo Westoby, 1978, n. 6-7, pp. 218-219